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Bethel, CT

11,606 Population
6.2 square miles 1,883 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±3.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 41 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,401 ±$6,890 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: $69,642 ±$1,008
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$88,344 ±$11,912 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: $111,656 ±$1,839
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

5.9% ±2.1% (679  ±248) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 9.4% 87,468 (±0.5% / ±4,490)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)

31.4 minutes ±4 (163,395  ±28,076) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 31 12,213,305 (±0.3 / ±187,152)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

4,737 ±347 Number of households
  • the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 350,614 ±1,393
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2.5 ±0.2 (11,583  ±764) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 2.7 931,708 (±0 / ±178)
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

8.5% ±5.7% (216  ±147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 4.7% 10,206 (±0.4% / ±832)
  • nearly double the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

4,972 ±346 Number of housing units
  • the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 375,786 ±158
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$377,500 ±$21,238 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: $530,800 ±$7,323
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

7.7% ±2.2% (876  ±253.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 11.3% 105,752 (±0.5% / ±4,433)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

89% ±5.8% (7,189  ±669.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 90.2% 589,831 (±0.9% / ±5,587.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
38.4% ±4.2% (3,102  ±398.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 50.5% 330,476 (±0.6% / ±4,007)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,062,403 (±0.3% / ±7,577.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

24.5% ±5.3% (2,845  ±644) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 23.3% 220,292
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

4.4% ±1.4% (394  ±132) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 3.3% 24,383 (±0.2% / ±1,266)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
394 Total veterans ±132 384 Male ±130 10 Female ±15

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